unearthly
seeming not to belong to this earth or world: unearthly beauty.
supernatural; ghostly; unnaturally strange; weird: an unearthly scream.
out of the ordinary; unreasonable or absurd: to get up at an unearthly hour.
Origin of unearthly
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Other words from unearthly
- un·earth·li·ness, noun
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How to use unearthly in a sentence
Wind and water-shaped Ishi Wilderness’ 42,079 acres of surreal scenery, from basaltic outcroppings to unearthly lava formations.
After passing through a region of silence and blindness the spectator slid into the seat and submitted to an unearthly visitation.
This Summer, We’re Going to Go to the Movies More—and Love It More | Stephanie Zacharek | May 12, 2021 | TimeHuge, dim forms rushed alongside the embankment, making unearthly sounds.
A Lost Hero | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. WardAgain that wild unearthly sound rustled among the bushes, and the dog broke out into a long dismal howl.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieThe sky was cloudless and the silver rays of a nearly full moon lit up the scene with an unearthly beauty.
The Everlasting Arms | Joseph Hocking
He would go alone if he must; no barricade of unearthly beasts could hold him from the great adventure.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931 | VariousThat unearthly silence still brooded over the great river and lonely forest.
Menotah | Ernest G. Henham
British Dictionary definitions for unearthly
/ (ʌnˈɜːθlɪ) /
ghostly; eerie; weird: unearthly screams
heavenly; sublime: unearthly music
ridiculous or unreasonable (esp in the phrase unearthly hour)
Derived forms of unearthly
- unearthliness, noun
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